10 month Squirrel has a tail injury. Need advice!

[Annabelle's papa]

[Hamilton]

She is a beautiful Squirrel !

I have gone to the trouble(and expense) of surgical intervention, it was infected above the break, and I didn't have the wonderful advice that I see now.

He has lost 60% of his tail, but is feeling better today, more active, eating, drinking, and even taking his amoxi ! I hated to do it, but one quick look and the vet over in Wa said it should be done, which was the decision I had already come to(however erroneously).

I put a couple of pic's up for you folks to see how much he's a new sportier squirrel, Yeah, sure the other squirrels are going to tease him.

So far so good, no one has attacked him yet ! I hope that he can still be safe with one of his primary defenses shortened.

I will start updating just his profile, instead of babbling on here, in such a critical venue

Thank you all for your thoughts and advice !

Marc, and the new Faster Hamilton.

[Kristi S]

I think you did the right thing, especially if it was infected above the break. Although it's not uncommon to see wild squirrels that have survived tail injuries, you never really know how many don't. I didn't like the look of that tail at all, with all that necrotic tissue.

[TubeDriver]

No harm done, your vet just did faster what probably would have happened naturally anyway.. Keep an eye on him and complete any AB treatment! At least he has about half of his tail so he can partially do all the things that a tail is good for.

She is a beautiful Squirrel !

I have gone to the trouble(and expense) of surgical intervention, it was infected above the break, and I didn't have the wonderful advice that I see now.

He has lost 60% of his tail, but is feeling better today, more active, eating, drinking, and even taking his amoxi ! I hated to do it, but one quick look and the vet over in Wa said it should be done, which was the decision I had already come to(however erroneously).

I put a couple of pic's up for you folks to see how much he's a new sportier squirrel, Yeah, sure the other squirrels are going to tease him.

So far so good, no one has attacked him yet ! I hope that he can still be safe with one of his primary defenses shortened.

I will start updating just his profile, instead of babbling on here, in such a critical venue

Thank you all for your thoughts and advice !

Marc, and the new Faster Hamilton.